Special Report

States Where the Most People Are Vaccinated

Samuel Stebbins

Published: October 7, 2021 5:45 am

The rapidly spreading delta variant is fueling a surge in new cases of COVID-19 and adding urgency to the vaccination effort. So far, an estimated 186,060,146 Americans have been fully vaccinated, or 56.9% of the population.

Some states are proving more effective than others in getting their residents vaccinated. Depending on the state, the share of the population that has been fully vaccinated ranges from as low as 40.2% all the way up to 69.5%.

Due in large part to vaccine hesitancy and resistance, millions of doses are currently sitting idle under the purview of state governments, yet to be administered. As of Oct. 5, only about 83.0% of the 479,356,900 doses of the vaccine that have been distributed to the 50 states and Washington D.C. have been administered. In one state, only 52.0% of delivered doses have gone into the arms of residents.

Meanwhile, the virus continues to spread. In total, there have been 13,266 known infections for every 100,000 people nationwide.

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51. West Virginia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 726,445 (40.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 52.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,550 per 100,000 people (total: 244,698)
> Population: 1,805,832

These are all the counties in West Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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50. Wyoming
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 243,192 (42.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 78.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,780 per 100,000 people (total: 91,169)
> Population: 577,737

These are all the counties in Wyoming where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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49. Idaho
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 750,824 (42.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 71.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,842 per 100,000 people (total: 260,351)
> Population: 1,754,208

These are all the counties in Idaho where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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48. Alabama
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,111,925 (43.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 68.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,396 per 100,000 people (total: 801,428)
> Population: 4,887,871

These are all the counties in Alabama where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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47. Mississippi
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,307,770 (43.8% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 73.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,381 per 100,000 people (total: 489,216)
> Population: 2,986,530

These are all the counties in Mississippi where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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46. North Dakota
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 339,385 (44.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 17,602 per 100,000 people (total: 133,785)
> Population: 760,077

These are all the counties in North Dakota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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45. Louisiana
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,130,560 (45.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 78.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,921 per 100,000 people (total: 741,906)
> Population: 4,659,978

These are all the parishes in Louisiana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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44. Arkansas
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,387,937 (46.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,526 per 100,000 people (total: 498,062)
> Population: 3,013,825

These are all the counties in Arkansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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43. Georgia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 4,855,141 (46.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 73.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,039 per 100,000 people (total: 1,582,063)
> Population: 10,519,475

These are all the counties in Georgia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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42. Tennessee
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,136,795 (46.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 18,271 per 100,000 people (total: 1,236,942)
> Population: 6,770,010

These are all the counties in Tennessee where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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41. Oklahoma
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,901,780 (48.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 83.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,641 per 100,000 people (total: 616,754)
> Population: 3,943,079

These are all the counties in Oklahoma where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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40. Missouri
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,965,555 (48.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 81.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,468 per 100,000 people (total: 825,118)
> Population: 6,126,452

These are all the counties in Missouri where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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39. South Carolina
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,463,199 (48.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,911 per 100,000 people (total: 859,787)
> Population: 5,084,127

These are all the counties in South Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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38. Indiana
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,277,797 (49.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 81.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,435 per 100,000 people (total: 965,982)
> Population: 6,691,878

These are all the counties in Indiana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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37. Montana
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 521,457 (49.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,309 per 100,000 people (total: 152,005)
> Population: 1,062,305

These are all the counties in Montana where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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36. Alaska
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 372,563 (50.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 74.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,032 per 100,000 people (total: 110,850)
> Population: 737,438

These are all the counties in Alaska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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35. Ohio
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,909,570 (50.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,231 per 100,000 people (total: 1,429,745)
> Population: 11,689,442

These are all the counties in Ohio where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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34. North Carolina
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,263,543 (50.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,485 per 100,000 people (total: 1,400,217)
> Population: 10,383,620

These are all the counties in North Carolina where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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33. Kansas
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,501,221 (51.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,127 per 100,000 people (total: 411,302)
> Population: 2,911,505

These are all the counties in Kansas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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32. Nevada
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,575,904 (51.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,918 per 100,000 people (total: 422,329)
> Population: 3,034,392

These are all the counties in Nevada where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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31. Utah
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,643,039 (52.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,140 per 100,000 people (total: 510,209)
> Population: 3,161,105

These are all the counties in Utah where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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30. South Dakota
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 459,518 (52.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,489 per 100,000 people (total: 145,474)
> Population: 882,235

These are all the counties in South Dakota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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29. Texas
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,958,248 (52.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,175 per 100,000 people (total: 4,068,619)
> Population: 28,701,845

These are all the counties in Texas where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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28. Arizona
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,747,008 (52.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 83.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,372 per 100,000 people (total: 1,102,422)
> Population: 7,171,646

These are all the counties in Arizona where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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27. Michigan
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,260,265 (52.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 11,599 per 100,000 people (total: 1,159,422)
> Population: 9,995,915

These are all the counties in Michigan where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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26. Kentucky
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,363,081 (52.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 15,564 per 100,000 people (total: 695,474)
> Population: 4,468,402

These are all the counties in Kentucky where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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25. Illinois
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 6,824,845 (53.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 86.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,800 per 100,000 people (total: 1,630,864)
> Population: 12,741,080

These are all the counties in Illinois where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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24. Iowa
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,712,414 (54.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 81.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,435 per 100,000 people (total: 455,579)
> Population: 3,156,145

These are all the counties in Iowa where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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23. Nebraska
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,063,886 (55.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,883 per 100,000 people (total: 267,841)
> Population: 1,929,268

These are all the counties in Nebraska where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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22. Wisconsin
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,306,845 (56.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 91.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 14,005 per 100,000 people (total: 814,187)
> Population: 5,813,568

These are all the counties in Wisconsin where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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21. Hawaii
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 825,118 (58.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 80.5%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,469 per 100,000 people (total: 77,688)
> Population: 1,420,491

These are all the counties in Hawaii where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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20. Pennsylvania
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 7,455,024 (58.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 84.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 11,283 per 100,000 people (total: 1,444,973)
> Population: 12,807,060

These are all the counties in Pennsylvania where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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19. Delaware
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 563,872 (58.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 77.4%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,919 per 100,000 people (total: 134,619)
> Population: 967,171

These are all the counties in Delaware where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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18. Florida
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,421,289 (58.3% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 81.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,840 per 100,000 people (total: 3,586,802)
> Population: 21,299,325

These are all the counties in Florida where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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17. Minnesota
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,293,694 (58.7% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,739 per 100,000 people (total: 714,790)
> Population: 5,611,179

These are all the counties in Minnesota where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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16. California
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 23,482,292 (59.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 86.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 11,897 per 100,000 people (total: 4,705,915)
> Population: 39,557,045

These are all the counties in California where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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15. Colorado
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,442,553 (60.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 88.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 11,825 per 100,000 people (total: 673,517)
> Population: 5,695,564

These are all the counties in Colorado where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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14. Virginia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,209,839 (61.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 85.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 10,247 per 100,000 people (total: 872,833)
> Population: 8,517,685

These are all the counties in Virginia where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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13. Oregon
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,581,492 (61.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 78.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 7,915 per 100,000 people (total: 331,709)
> Population: 4,190,713

These are all the counties in Oregon where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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12. New Hampshire
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 840,195 (61.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 82.3%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 8,903 per 100,000 people (total: 120,763)
> Population: 1,356,458

These are all the counties in New Hampshire where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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11. Washington
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 4,685,496 (62.2% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 84.6%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 8,771 per 100,000 people (total: 660,910)
> Population: 7,535,591

These are all the counties in Washington where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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10. District of Columbia
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 426,895 (62.4% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 82.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 8,960 per 100,000 people (total: 61,331)
> Population: 684,498

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9. New Mexico
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 1,332,380 (63.6% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 95.1%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,113 per 100,000 people (total: 253,815)
> Population: 2,095,428

These are all the counties in New Mexico where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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8. New York
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,511,620 (64.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 88.0%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 12,494 per 100,000 people (total: 2,441,698)
> Population: 19,542,209

These are all the counties in New York where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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7. Maryland
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 3,895,540 (64.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 79.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 8,874 per 100,000 people (total: 536,249)
> Population: 6,042,718

These are all the counties in Maryland where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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6. New Jersey
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,748,260 (64.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 82.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 13,017 per 100,000 people (total: 1,159,632)
> Population: 8,908,520

These are all the counties in New Jersey where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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5. Massachusetts
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 4,702,253 (68.1% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 89.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 11,788 per 100,000 people (total: 813,599)
> Population: 6,902,149

These are all the counties in Massachusetts where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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4. Rhode Island
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 728,787 (68.9% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 86.7%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 16,336 per 100,000 people (total: 172,719)
> Population: 1,057,315

These are all the counties in Rhode Island where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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3. Connecticut
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 2,464,693 (69.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 89.8%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 10,946 per 100,000 people (total: 391,066)
> Population: 3,572,665

These are all the counties in Connecticut where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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2. Maine
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 924,131 (69.0% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 84.9%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 6,834 per 100,000 people (total: 91,468)
> Population: 1,338,404

These are all the counties in Maine where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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1. Vermont
> Residents who are fully vaccinated as of Oct. 5, 2021: 435,247 (69.5% of the pop.)
> Share of vaccine doses administered: 86.2%
> Cumulative COVID-19 cases as of Oct. 5, 2021: 5,017 per 100,000 people (total: 31,422)
> Population: 626,299

These are all the counties in Vermont where COVID-19 is slowing (and where it’s still getting worse).

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